Hydrocarbon-burner.



No. 693,225. Patented Feb. ll I902.

a. A. BDNELLI. HYDBOCARBON BURNER.

(Application filed Mar. 5, 1901.

(No Model.)

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PA-TENT OFFICE.

,GEORGE ALFRED BONELLI, OF KINGMAN, ARIZONA TERRITORY.

HYDROCARBON-BURNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 693,225, dated February11, 1902.

Application filed March 5 1901. Serial No. 49,772. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE ALFRED BON- ELLI, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Kingman,inthe county of Mohave,

Territory of Arizona, have invented f a new to form a very bright steadylight for illuminating, as well as for heating and otherpurposes,without necessarily requiring a mantle, chimney, or the like.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations ofthe same, as will befully described hereinafter and then pointed out inthe claims. p

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings, forming a partof this specification,- in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of'the improvement as applied. Fig. 2 is anenlarged sectional side elevation of the improvement-,and Fig. 3 Batransverse section of the same on' the line 3 3 in Fig. 2.

The supply-pipe A is connected with a suitable tank or other receptacleB, containing liquid fuel, and on said supplypipe 7 A is screwed orotherwise secured the endO of a casing O, forming part of a hydrocarbonburner, said end 0 containing a screen D for preventing the impuritiescontained in the liquid from passing into the burner. The casing (J,adjacent to the screen D,is provided with a valve-seat 0 adapted to beengaged by a needle-valve E,having its threaded stem E screwing in thecorrespondingly-threaded portion 0 of the burnercasing C, said steinextending through a stufl'ing-box F to the on tside of the burner andcarrying at its outer end a handleE under the control of the operatorfor operating the valve E to control the amount of liquid fuel passingfrom the supply-pipe A intb the burner-casing and to the burner or tocompletely shut olf the supply whenever desired.

In the burner-casing O behind the valve E I screws'the threaded shank Gof a combined gas generator and spreader G, preferably madecomparatively flat and approximately semicircular in shape, asillustrated in the drawings, the peripheral edge tapering from oppositesides .to'form a blunt edge, as indicatedin Fig. 3. This com bined gasgenerator and spreader is formed with a peripheral passage G which opensat its bottom into the hollow shank G to allow the liquid fuel to passupinto said passage G to be vaporized therein, as hereinafter more fullydescribed.- The upper end of the passage G leads into adownwardly-extending passage G terminating at .distance above the bottomof thepassage G and into the opposite sidesof the generator and.spreaderG are screwedorotherwise fastened the burners H, opening intothe bottom of said central passage G The burners H ex tend transverselyfrom the opposite sides of the combined generator and spreader, and

each is formed with a passage H, connecting at the inner end with thepassage G and-terminating at the outer end in an inclined slot Hextending in the direction of the corresponding sideof the generator andspreader G, as will be readily understood by reference toFig. 3.

Now when the burner is in action the flames issuing from the slots H ofthe burners H strike the sides of the generator and spreader G, so as toheat the same and causea vaporization of the liquid fuel passing throughthe passage G-"from the casing The gas thus which the gas is-burued.When the flames strike the. generator andspreader G at the sides thereofand at an angle, the flames are spread and finally unite at theperipheral an exceedingly bright and steady flame is produced forilluminating, heating, and other purposes without requiring a chimney,mantle, or the like, as no smoke or odor whatever is produced.

The amount of liquid fuel passing to the casing is controlled by thevalve E, as previously described, and the burner may be completely shutofi from the supply by manipulating the handle It correspondingly toclose the valve E. A screen I is preferably placed in the lower end ofthe shank G to positively prevent impurities from passing to the burnersin case such impurities should have passed through the screen D.

The generator and spreader G may be made of metal, clay, or othersuitable material.

I do not limit myself to the particular construction described, as thesame may be varied without deviating from the spirit of my in- Ventionnor do I limit myself to the particular application of the device asshown and described.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. Ahydrocarbon-burner,comprisinga pluralityof burners, and a combined gas generatorand spreader approximately flatand having its periphery arranged in a vertical plane, the oppositesides tapering toward the periphery, the said gas generator and spreaderextending between the burners and the openings of the latter extendingin the direction of the sides of the generator and spreader, for theflames of the burner to heat said generator and spreader and therebyinsure vap orization of the liquid fuel and cause the flame issuing fromthe burners to spread separately and to be united at the edge of thegenerator and spreader, as set forth.

2. A hydrocarbon-gas burner comprising a combined gas generator andspreader approximately flat and semicircular in shape and having itsopposite sides tapering toward its periphery, the said periphery beingarranged in a vertical plane, a plurality of burners, between which thegenerator and spreader extend, the said burners being arranged to directthe flames upon the tapering sides of the generator and spreader to heatthe same and thereby insure vaporization of the liquid fuel and causethe flame issuing from the burners to spread separately and to be unitedalong the edge of the generator and spreader, and a valve for closingthe fuel-supply to said combined generator and spreader,as set forth.

3. A hydrocarbon burner, comprising a gas-generator approximatelysemicircular in shape and having fiat sides tapering toward theperiphery, the periphery being arranged in a vertical plane, the saidgenerator being formed with an interior circumferential passage for thefuel, and a central passage leading from the circumferential passage, acasing carrying said generator and connected with a'fuel-supply, andburners extending from opposite sides of said generator and opening intothe said central passage, the said burners being arranged to directtheir flames against the sides of the gas-generator to spread the flameslengthwise of the generator and to cause the flames to meet and joinalong the periphery of the generator, as set forth.

4. Ahydrocarbon-burner, comprisinga gas generator and spreaderapproximately Hat and semicircular in shape, and formed with an interiorcircumferential passage and a central. passage leading from the top ofthe circumferential passage, and burners secured to the sides of saidgas generator and spreader and opening into said central passage, saidburners having angular slots extending in the direction of the flatsides of said gas generator and spreader, as set forth.

5. Ahydrocarbon-burner, comprisinga gas generator and spreaderapproximately flat and semicircular in shape and formed with interiorcircumferential passage and a central passage, burners secured to thesides of said gas generator and spreader and opening into said centralpassage, said burners having angular slots extending in the direction ofthe fiat sides of said gas generator and spreader, a easing into whichscrews the hollow threaded shank of the generator and spreader, theshank opening into the bottom of the circumferential passage, and avalve controlling the inlet of the liquid fuel to said casing, as setforth.

6. A hydrocarbon-burner comprising a gas generator approximately flatand semicircular in shape and formed with an interior continuouscircumferential passage, and a central passage leading from the top ofthe circumferential passage and terminating above the lower portion ofsaid circumferential passage, a casing carrying said generator andconnected with a liquid-fuel supply, the said casing communicating withthe lower portion of the circumferential passage in the generator,burners extending from opposite sides of said generator and having theiropenings arranged to direct the flames against the sides of thegenerator, and a valve controlling the inlet of the fuel to said casingas setforth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE ALFRED EoNELLI.

lVitnesses: V

THos. MoNEELY, WALTER BROWN.

